purpleheart finishing trick

[patsfan]

I am new to turning, so this may be widely known, but after sanding to ~400, I wiped it down with a dry rag and burnished it with the back of my spindle gouge with the lathe turning at ~800. Did this as I moved through successive grits. Pen stayed purple and finished real nicely. No need to put it in the sun between turning and finishing.

 

[Guest]

Hey PatsFan!
IS that really you?
I normally turn,sand and finish,
If they turn brown I put them in the sun.
They will turn back to purple even under a CA finish.
They don't always turn brown.

 

[patsfan]

Yep, It is me. I caught that turning bug from Chiz.

Hope all is well on your side of the fence.

Mike

 

[Ken Massingale]

Hey Mike.
You caught it too, huh??
I'm still working on that batch of Wenge blanks. Welcome, the folks here are anxious to help.
ken